A major winter storm that produced blizzard conditions has dumped more than six inches of snow across most of the Kansas City metro area, according to snow reporters submitted to the National Weather Service. Some areas have seen up to 8 inches, and maybe more. Iowa Environmental Mesonet
The coldest air of the season will begin filtering into the area Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. From Sunday to Tuesday, wind Chills are expected to bottom out between -10 and -20 degrees each morning and only reach the single digits in the afternoon.
Temperatures and wind chills plummeted overnight in Kansas City. It will be a bitterly cold day for the Chiefs-Texans playoff game.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for locations south of the Kansas City metro. The advisory will be in effect from 5 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the Kansas City area beginning Thursday evening.
Here’s how much snow the Kansas City metro received after the weekend snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service
The weather service says Kansas City has a low chance, less than 40%, of a dusting of snow and less than a 2% chance of seeing an inch of snow. Counties on the southern border of the Kansas City forecast area — Pettis, Henry, Bates and Linn counties — and surrounding areas are expected to see higher snowfall amounts.
The Kansas City region is expected to get between 2-3 inches of snow Thursday night. And after the blizzard already cancelled classes for several days, Kansas City Public Schools already called a weather emergency day Friday,
School districts have canceled class Monday, and city halls around the metro will be closed as snow continues to accumulate. The city's warming shelters are open, and RideKC buses are serving as warming spaces as well.
It is only the eighth time since 1888 that Kansas City has received at least 10 inches of snow in a single day.
As much as 10.5 inches of snow fell late Thursday and early Friday in Kansas, the National Weather Service said.
The official reading at Kansas City International Airport was 11 inches, which marks the fourth-largest single-day snowfall total in KC history.